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Junior Councilors from 14 divisions across St. Elizabeth convened at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Tuesday, November 26 for the sitting of the parish’s junior council. The occasion? A special sitting as part of the celebrations for the recently concluded 2024 Local Government and Community Month. The sitting was held under the theme “Local Government at Work: Facing the...

Primary and Secondary students from across the island were on Wednesday November 27 engaged in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Culture Clubs Conference under the theme, “One Love, One Heritage, One People”. Through the creation of Culture Clubs in schools and other community-based organizations throughout the island, the JCDC has continued their thrust to inspire young people to...

“To play the game is great, to win the game is greater but to love the game is the greatest of all” The Godfrey Stewart High School’s Performing Arts Society uses that as their mantra to inspire its members, who continue to dominate the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Westmoreland parish finals year after year. This year's competition saw them...

“To play the game is great, to win the game is greater but to love the game is the greatest of all” The Godfrey Stewart High School’s Performing Arts Society uses that as their mantra to inspire its members, who continue to dominate the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) Westmoreland parish finals year after year. This year's competition saw them...

Through the 4-H club, students of Buff Bay Primary School in Portland have been fully engaged in the principles of sustainable agriculture, expanding their knowledge of current agricultural practices like containerized farming, hydroponics, aeroponics, and more.

Buff Bay Primary School in Portland saw 2024 as a year of academic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused children's performance to fall short of expectations. According to Principal Mrs. Jacqueline Edwards, students were struggling to adjust to the new and changing learning landscape online which in turn affected their academic performance, primarily as it relates to retaining information.

The Jamaica National (JN) Foundation earlier this month awarded scholarships to 47 students who excelled in the 2024 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Examinations during a scholarship reception at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston under the theme ‘Nourish Your Spark’. 37 of the 47 scholarships will be five-year awards while the remaining 10 awards will be...

Westmoreland native and former St. James High School head girl, 17-year-old Dejonie O’Connor is celebrating tremendous success in her Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations in May/June of this year. She secured 11 passes to include six Grade Ones in English Language, Food and Nutrition, Human and Social Biology, Information Technology, Principles of Business, and Social Studies: two Grade Twos...

Through the school's agricultural program, students at the Winston Jones High School, are being introduced to the many benefits and practices of sustainable farming, engaging in among other things, poultry farming, animal husbandry, and crop production. Principal of the Manchester-based institution, Marie Wilson Mclaughlin stressed that the school's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program has a strong emphasis...

At the age of eleven, Kemuel Brown, former head boy of Morant Bay Primary School, achieved academic success beyond all expectations, by simultaneously passing his Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations and the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) English Language/ English A exams. Kemuel said that his mother Devmarie Blake-Brown, vice principal of Morant Bay Primary School, who tutored CSEC English...

The Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School, situated in the St. Andrew East Rural hills, is embarking on a journey of revitalization and realignment under the leadership of Principal, Sheena Taylor Morgan, implementing a dynamic strategy to improve the teaching and learning experience for students.

School is back in session and both students and teachers are enthusiastic and optimistic about what is ahead this 2024/2025 school year, which kickstarted on Monday, September 2. After weeks of overseeing recovery activities to address the destruction inflicted on their school infrastructure by Hurricane Beryl, were on hand for the first day of classes to ensure a smooth reopening...